The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-26
KNIGHTS AT WAR.
Tie officers OF tho Knights OF Labor Fight
Ing the Nlnlcnntenta.

The Officers Of tho Knights OF Labor Fight.
Ing the nlalcontenta.
PITTSBURGH, April 25.-War hns boon
declared by tho general officers OF the
Knights Of Labor upon all who arc not in
accord with tho present administration,
Already one Of the leading officials of ths
West 10 said to have been expelled from
the order because OF utterances which re-
Elected upon 1t.
The Powderly administration has not
stopped in its efforts to keep closed the
mouths OF its malcontents alone. A move
which partakes Of the nature Of o boycott
has been declared by the Powderiy ad-
ministration upon number OF the labor
organs throughout the country.
The lsst is5ne OF the Journal of United
Labor gives official notification Of this
1noye against all labor papers that have
not been pronounced in favor Of the pres.
ent general officers. The Journal is recog-
nized as the official organ Of the knights
Of Labor. Its contents are only published
for tho benefit Of the members OF tha or
der, and are guarded as carefully from
the outaide world as even Powderiy'a Be-
cret circular.
A copy Of the last issue, however, WAS
seen to-day. 1t tprefsces list OF twenty
two labor papers, distributed in different
parts OF tho country, as follows: "Thia
liat Of labor papers We take pleasure in
recommending. We will add to the list
as occasion may warrant"
The publication OF this announcements is
Nnnoptnrs,D nj w. ~
out the country. OF eight hundred labor
journals throughout the country, but
twenty-five oarerecommended by the gener-
al officers Of the knights Of Labor to the
momoers of the order. 1t is practically a
boycott on the others.
1t is said that these TWENTY-FIVE papers
have todied to the. e.Powderly adminis.ra-
tration. They have made it point to
publish in full the speeches on different
occasions of Powdefly, Turner and Itch
man, while other leaders, not in sympathy
with these officers, have had their speecheg
completely ignored in ouch papers.
1t is being very generally commented
upon that ths labor papers OF Pittsburgh
are not in the list "endoraed by the ad.
miIistration. They are not on record as
yleluluE butlielJ " AoWuerIy, lQOuSn Bav.
oral at least Of them are favorable to him.
The list is to be increased as each paper
endorses the administration. 1t ia an in.
direct hit guarding against every avenue
for tho power Of the "real artists"
The power OF the malcon:ents, however,
is still said to be growing. A prominent
Knight OF Labor said this morning: "The
Improved Order Of knights is not dead.
You will yet hear from it. 1t may bs not
before the October General Assembly, to
bc held at Memphis. But even now Won
see it's strength creeping out in the East"
"The intention OF the administration to
suppress the rebellion at once is manifest
ing itself, especially within the past two
weeks. One OF the leaders in the West,
who was outspoken against the present
administration, has been expelled. The
headg OF others arc III danger. Every man
who speaks against or interfcres with the
administration is to be expelled. The lat
est course pursued by tho administration
is construed rs an attempt to muzzle all
members and newspapers in tho country
that are against it."